The Lioness' decision
She prodded at the thing and it just lay there and bleated at her. so she prodded it again and it immediately began to struggle to its feet. she instinctively stepped back as it fell at her forepaws.
Electroluxe!, Chapter One.
\>you tuned out most of the rest of the ad, mostly just the older man prodding the engineer to brag about how they'd shrunk electronic minds like hers from the size of a bus into the football-sized core seen today.
Against All Odds: Part 1 - The Proposition
Nathan skilfully worked the device's touchscreen, his pale blue eyes fixed to it as his swift prodding called up the image of a light grey wolf sitting upon a bench among a backdrop of trees, plants and greenery. "nate, what do you think?"
Shifters: Chapter 15; Pack
"thank you for helping us" kai's composure slipped, a small blush of embarrassment on his face as he mumbled a response "it was no problem, i was glad to help" as ebony stepped away, hope gave him a cheeky prod with her tail and he glared at her again
A Servant's Heart, Chapter 9
It let her pretend that she felt nothing at all from the prodding her mind was taking. "no," lucian said finally. "she's just a runt. let's go." the two humans filed out and lucian turned around to address meriah once again.
Going Home
The cubs were starting to wake up, prodding and poking his fingers from the inside. it was a far cry from the martial arts he'd had to endure only months before and much cuter.
More Precious than Silver or Gold
"i think she's a _she_," decided the drakka, after examining the hatchling's underbelly for a good while and gently prodding at it. "are you sure?" "i think so. seventy percent sure." galon nodded. "good enough. hello, jarzyl, welcome to the world!"
A Strange Day Out
Cautiously, the barman leaned down and gave jacky's still body an experimental prod with one finger. nothing. nothing at all. the whiskers were utterly still, and there wasn't the slightest sign of breath. "oh, heavens," said the barman to himself.
U.C.O.D. Scorn of The Lost: Chapter 6 (for real)
Teya prodded the decaying flesh. the behaku's exposed lung gasped for breath...each one becoming shallower.
A New Life (Part 6)
Elves," brande spat the name out, "poking and prodding me like some sort of specimen!" brande crossed his arms and studied the faces of the two minotaurs, searching for some sign of disagreement.
Trials: Chapter III
He sounded even more crestfallen this time _ _ i didn't want people in here disturbing him given his current state, but then i thought of all the nurses and people in here prodding him with needles and rubber triangle shaped hammers.
Dig my Grave in Reno, part one
He prodded the corpse with the toe of his boot. "never get caught drinking when you have a bounty on your head, kid." the sheriff nodded. "mesqualito was a small-time desperado, but he never had the nerve for anything big."